colgeebs'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 2525

  • colgeebs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bills
Draft Selections
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CLE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
James Cook
RB
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Bills won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Dayon Hayes selection is the head-turner. The Bills reached 87 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Leonard falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Azareye'h Thomas at slot 56 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A tidy little value on TreVeyon Henderson in Round 2, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darius Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at the 131st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had cheaper options than Oronde Gadsden II at pick 171, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 175 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard in Round 6, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes in slot 206 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick208 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach pick No. 208 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.